Copyholder



July 2 1929*. H. A. MARRALE 1,719,667

COPYHOLDER Filed April 11, 192'? 2 Sheets-sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY July 2, 1929.

H. A. MARRABLE.

COPYHOLDER' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 1l, 1927 INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented July :2, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY A. MARRABLE, or HoBoknN, NEW' JERSEY'.

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Application led April 11, 1927. Serial No. 182,815.

This invention relates to a copy holder for i typewriters and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide means for holding the copy directly in front of the operator so that the operator can keep his eyes straight ahead in reading the copy, thus eliminating the necessity of the operator turning his head to read copy placed on his desk 'at one side of the typewriter' which causes him to assume an unnatural attitude and thus not only injures the eyes but also the neck and other portions of the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a casing having a platen therein which presses the copy sheet against a portion of the casing so that. the sheet will be fed as the roller is turned, the roller having a flat portion which will permit manipulation of the paper when said flat portion is brought opposite that. portion of the casing against which the sheet is pressed by the round part of the roller.

A still further object of the invention isl several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a typewriter showing the invention in use thereon.

Figure 2 is a front view of the invention with a portion of the device in section. y

.Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the platen or roller thereof.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view through the device.

Figure 6 is asectional view through one end of the device.

In these views 1 indicates the casing which has its top and rear open and has its fr ont provided with a long window forming slot 2. A bracket 3 is secured to each end of the casing and these brackets are adapted to be secured to the rear part of the typewriter or the like in any desired manner, such as by the clips 4 secured to the ends of the brackets and fastened to the rear corners ofthe typewriterby the screws 5. A

pass through holesV in the ends of the casing and are held in sockets in the ends of the rollerby the screwsV 85 the outer ends of:

the pins carrying the knobs 9. The roller is rovided with a flat part 10. Y

s will be seen the casing is held at the rear of the typewriter above the carriage so that the operator can see the cop sheet through the window without turning his head. The copy sheet is pressed by the roller against the bottom of the casing so that as the roller is turned the sheet will be fed through the casing so as to bring new p0rtions of the sheet in front of the window. When the flat portion of the roller comes opposite the bottom of the casing pressure on the sheet is relieved so that the sheet can be moved to properly place it in the device with the lines of copy thereon in proper position at the window. 1

l/Vith this invention the typist can readily read the copy without turning his head, thus relieving strain` both on the eyes and on the neck and by simply turning one of the rollers the copy sheet can be fed through the device, the fiat portion of the roller enabling the copy sheet to be adjusted in the casing. The window is preferably made ofisuch a size as t0 vmake three lines of copy visibletherethrough.

This device also enab es the typist to readily pick up the point where he left off in changing the sheets in the typewriter or whenever he has stopped writing and there is no danger of losing the copy sheet as there is when it is placed on the desk.

I also provide means whereby the platen or roller 6.can be given a step by step movement by ratchet mechanism operated by a key which is located adjacent the keyboard of the typewriter. This arrangement comprises a lever 11 pivoted to one side 'of the typewriter, as shown in Figure l, with a key 12 at its front end and its rear end pivoted to a link 13 which has its upper end pivoted to an arm 14 which is pivoted to one of the pintles 7v of the roller, on which pintle is laced a ratchet wheel 15 which is engaged y a dog 16 carried by the arm 14. The rear end of the lever` 11 works between two stop pins 17 It is 'thought from the foregoingr desoripfy tion that the advantages and novel `features of my invention will be readily apparent.V

I desire `it to be understood thatl may `make changes in the Construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

` llVhat I Claim is A copy holder of theolass described Comprising an elongated easing having its ends, bottom and front Closed and its top and rear open, with an elongated slot in its front or1n ing a window, a roller in the easing having a flat portion, pintles passing through the ends of the easing into the ends of the roller, A.

screws passing through the ends of the flat portion of the roller and engaging the pintles A'or holding the-'same in place, a 1Knob on the outer ond of ea-oh pintle, whereby the roller can he rotated, the rollerraeting to grip a sheet of paper between itselrl and the bottom of the easing whereby when the roller Y is turned, the sheet will be fed past the window, the flat portion acting to release the sheet so that it can be adjusted by hand and support ing members attached to the ends of the eas-i ing and having Clips at 'their lower ends..

HARRY A. MARRABLE. 

